Does council want to close a highway and remove highway dedication as one process or as separate processes?
Most councils undertake highway closures because they intend to dispose of the property. If this is the case, it is appropriate to deal with the closure and removal of highway dedication together. However, if a council believes there may be the possibility of reusing the closed highway in the future for highway purposes, it should consider just closing the highway. If the intended closure may only be short term, council might want to use its temporary highway closure authority under section 38, rather than the permanent closure process. • What kind of notice should council give? Where councils pass concurrent highway closure and removal of highway dedication bylaws they can combine the notice and opportunities to make representations requirements. Section 94 sets out the requirements for public notice. Notice must be published in a newspaper and posted in the public notice posting places. If there is likely to be considerable local concern about closing a highway, the municipality may
